2022 Bills That Endanger Sex Workers

2022 Bills That Endanger Sex Workers

January 1, 2022 Although legislators are increasingly recognizing the harms of criminalizing sex work, as this year’s legislative session opens, lawmakers continue to propose bills that endanger the rights, health, and safety of sex workers across the country. These laws increase criminal penalties, present new criminal categories around commercial sex,...
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Robert Kraft Had His Charges Dropped After Allegedly Getting a Hand Job In a Massage Parlor. The Women Didn’t | Rolling Stone

Robert Kraft Had His Charges Dropped After Allegedly Getting a Hand Job In a Massage Parlor. The Women Didn’t | Rolling Stone

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Miami sex workers were already living at the margins. COVID-19 made it worse. | Miami Herald

Miami sex workers were already living at the margins. COVID-19 made it worse. | Miami Herald

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Robert Kraft Could Face Felony Charge, Five-Year Prison Sentence in Prostitution Case | Yahoo Sports

Robert Kraft Could Face Felony Charge, Five-Year Prison Sentence in Prostitution Case | Yahoo Sports

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Women and girls said a Hialeah cop sexually assaulted them. The chief gave him a raise. | Miami Herald

Women and girls said a Hialeah cop sexually assaulted them. The chief gave him a raise. | Miami Herald

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Robert Kraft, a Massage Parlor, and an Unbelievable Story: Vanity Fair

Robert Kraft, a Massage Parlor, and an Unbelievable Story: Vanity Fair

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Florida’s Sex Wars: the Battle to Decriminalize Sex Work | Counterpunch

Florida’s Sex Wars: the Battle to Decriminalize Sex Work | Counterpunch

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A Government Database for People Who Pay for Sex Is a Terrible, Dangerous Idea | Vice Motherboard

A Government Database for People Who Pay for Sex Is a Terrible, Dangerous Idea | Vice Motherboard

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Florida Is Creating a New Sex Offender Registry Just for Prostitution Customers | Reason

Florida Is Creating a New Sex Offender Registry Just for Prostitution Customers | Reason

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Florida Approves Database To Publish Details of People Who Pay for Sex | Filter

Florida Approves Database To Publish Details of People Who Pay for Sex | Filter

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Sex Worker Advocates Livid About ‘Pretext of Rescue’ After Authorities Arrest Women Related to Robert Kraft Investigation | Newsweek

Sex Worker Advocates Livid About ‘Pretext of Rescue’ After Authorities Arrest Women Related to Robert Kraft Investigation | Newsweek

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Judge orders temporary delay of Robert Kraft video release ‘to avoid tainting the jury pool’ | The Washington Post

Judge orders temporary delay of Robert Kraft video release ‘to avoid tainting the jury pool’ | The Washington Post

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Sex Workers and Allies To Hold Press Conference in Orlando, FL — Monday, April 22, 2019

Sex Workers and Allies To Hold Press Conference in Orlando, FL — Monday, April 22, 2019 We, SWOP (Sex Worker Outreach Project) Tampa, SWOP Orlando, SWOP Behind Bars, Sex Worker Solidarity Network, Decriminalize Sex Work, Florida NOW, and more, have gathered together today to ask our lawmakers to listen to...
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Sex Workers and Allies To Hold News Conference in Orlando, FL

Sex Workers and Allies To Hold News Conference in Orlando, FL

Decriminalize Sex Work www.DecriminalizeSex.Work Contact Kaytlin Bailey, Director of Communications [email protected] NEW YORK, NEW YORK April 18, 2019 Sex Workers and Allies to Hold News Conference in Orlando, FL Responding to the escalation of police stings targeting minority-owned massage parlors, sex workers and their allies will be holding a news...
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Conflategate: Robert Kraft Is Not a Monster | Stacey Pearson, MCJ, Retired Law Enforcement Professional

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Florida’s Proposed Anti-“Trafficking” Registry Will Harm Sex Workers | The Intercept

Florida’s Proposed Anti-“Trafficking” Registry Will Harm Sex Workers | The Intercept

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Florida Sex Workers Demand Decriminalization After Massive Raids | Truthout

Florida Sex Workers Demand Decriminalization After Massive Raids | Truthout

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Sex Workers Are Organizing Against Proposed Prostitution Registry in Florida

Sex Workers Are Organizing Against Proposed Prostitution Registry in Florida

Decriminalize Sex Work www.DecriminalizeSex.Work Contact Kaytlin Bailey, Director of Communications [email protected] NEW YORK, NY March 26, 2019 Sex Workers Are Organizing Against Proposed Prostitution Registry in Florida Half a dozen sex worker rights activists traveled from all over Florida to fight a proposed law that will target them and their...
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Sex Workers Come Out Against Trafficking Bill That Punishes Survivors | Tampa Bay Times

Sex Workers Come Out Against Trafficking Bill That Punishes Survivors | Tampa Bay Times

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Dominatrix Tells Lawmakers: Don’t Hurt Consensual Sex Workers | Miami Herald

Dominatrix Tells Lawmakers: Don’t Hurt Consensual Sex Workers | Miami Herald

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Trump Cheered Patriots to Super Bowl Victory With Founder of Spa Where Kraft Was Busted | Miami Herald

Trump Cheered Patriots to Super Bowl Victory With Founder of Spa Where Kraft Was Busted | Miami Herald

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